Etymograph

English

Settle

Settle comes from Old English setl ‘sitting, residence’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150setl‘sitting, residence’
  2. EnglishtodaySettle

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150setl‘sitting, residence’
  2. EnglishtodaySettle

Today it means

name A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD816640).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English setl / Settle